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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/12, Delaware Investment MN Municipal Income II (AMEX: VMM) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0575, payable on 6/29/12. As a percentage of VMM's recent stock price of $14.72, this dividend works out to approximately 0.39%.

Below is a dividend history chart for VMM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.0575 declared by Delaware Investment MN Municipal Income II:

VMM Dividend History

Date

Div*

05/09/12

0.058

04/11/12

0.058

03/14/12

0.058

02/08/12

0.048

01/11/12

0.048

12/14/11

0.048

11/08/11

0.048

10/12/11

0.048

09/14/11

0.048

08/10/11

0.048

07/13/11

0.048

06/08/11

0.048

05/11/11

0.048

04/13/11

0.048

03/09/11

0.048

02/09/11

0.048

01/12/11

0.048

12/15/10

0.048

11/09/10

0.048

10/13/10

0.048

09/08/10

0.048

08/11/10

0.048

07/14/10

0.048

06/09/10

0.048

05/12/10

0.048

04/14/10

0.048

03/10/10

0.048

02/10/10

0.048

01/13/10

0.048

12/09/09

0.048

10/14/09

0.048

09/09/09

0.048

08/12/09

0.048

07/15/09

0.048

06/10/09

0.048

05/13/09

0.048

04/07/09

0.048

03/11/09

0.048

02/11/09

0.048

01/14/09

0.048

12/10/08

0.055

11/12/08

0.055

10/15/08

0.055

09/10/08

0.055

08/13/08

0.055

07/09/08

0.055

06/11/08

0.055

05/14/08

0.055

04/09/08

0.055

03/13/08

0.055

02/13/08

0.055

01/09/08

0.055

12/12/07

0.055

11/14/07

0.055

10/10/07

0.055

09/12/07

0.055

08/15/07

0.055

07/11/07

0.055

06/13/07

0.055

05/09/07

0.055

04/11/07

0.055

03/14/07

0.055

02/07/07

0.055

01/10/07

0.055

12/13/06

0.055

11/08/06

0.063

10/11/06

0.063

09/13/06

0.063

08/09/06

0.063

07/12/06

0.063

06/14/06

0.063

05/10/06

0.073

04/11/06

0.073

03/15/06

0.073

02/08/06

0.073

01/11/06

0.073

12/14/05

0.073

11/09/05

0.073

10/12/05

0.073

09/14/05

0.073

08/10/05

0.073

07/13/05

0.073

06/08/05

0.073

05/11/05

0.088

04/13/05

0.088

03/09/05

0.088

02/09/05

0.088

01/12/05

0.088

12/15/04

0.088

11/09/04

0.088

10/13/04

0.088

09/08/04

0.088

08/11/04

0.088

07/14/04

0.088

06/09/04

0.088

05/12/04

0.088

04/14/04

0.088

03/10/04

0.088

02/11/04

0.085

01/14/04

0.085

12/10/03

0.085

11/12/03

0.085

10/15/03

0.085

09/10/03

0.085

08/13/03

0.080

07/09/03

0.080

06/11/03

0.080

05/14/03

0.080

04/09/03

0.080

03/12/03

0.080

02/12/03

0.080

01/15/03

0.080

12/11/02

0.080

11/13/02

0.080

10/09/02

0.080

09/11/02

0.080

08/14/02

0.080

07/10/02

0.080

06/12/02

0.080

05/15/02

0.070

04/10/02

0.070

03/13/02

0.070

02/06/02

0.070

01/09/02

0.070

12/12/01

0.070

11/14/01

0.070

10/10/01

0.070

08/15/01

0.070

07/11/01

0.070

06/13/01

0.070

05/09/01

0.070

04/10/01

0.068

03/14/01

0.068

02/07/01

0.068

01/10/01

0.068

12/13/00

0.068

11/08/00

0.068

10/11/00

0.068

09/13/00

0.063

08/09/00

0.068

07/12/00

0.068

06/14/00

0.068

05/10/00

0.068

04/12/00

0.068

03/15/00

0.068

02/09/00

0.068

01/12/00

0.068

12/15/99

0.068

11/09/99

0.068

10/13/99

0.068

09/08/99

0.068

08/11/99

0.068

07/14/99

0.069

06/09/99

0.068

05/12/99

0.068

04/07/99

0.068

03/10/99

0.068

02/10/99

0.068

01/13/99

0.068

12/14/98

0.068

11/13/98

0.068

10/15/98

0.068

09/14/98

0.068

08/17/98

0.068

07/15/98

0.068

06/12/98

0.068

05/14/98

0.068

04/15/98

0.068

03/16/98

0.068

02/11/98

0.068

01/14/98

0.068

12/12/97

0.068

11/07/97

0.068

10/15/97

0.068

09/12/97

0.068

08/13/97

0.068

07/15/97

0.068

06/12/97

0.068

05/14/97

0.068

04/14/97

0.068

03/13/97

0.068

02/12/97

0.068

01/15/97

0.068

12/12/96

0.068

11/12/96

0.068

10/15/96

0.068

09/12/96

0.067

08/14/96

0.067

07/15/96

0.067

06/12/96

0.067

05/14/96

0.067

04/12/96

0.067

03/13/96

0.067

02/12/96

0.067

01/12/96

0.067

12/15/95

0.067

11/10/95

0.067

10/13/95

0.067

09/13/95

0.060

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from VMM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 4.69% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.